Warping reality
Making sense of the sublime
The ability to tell a nontruth, but to frame it both elegantly and inconspicuously, engages a reader in a truly dangerous game of cat and mouse.
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Sparking joy, rejecting restriction
Making sense of the sublime
I’ve decided to give away all the clothes — no matter how objectively beautiful — that do not make me feel connected to myself or the world around me.
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Art meets activism: How Toni Morrison’s ‘Jazz’ sings for radical empathy
Cutting Room Floor
“Jazz” may be back on my bookshelf, but it’s shown me the sharp edges of violence and the soft contours of harmony — which will not leave me.
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All the world’s a stage
Making Sense of the Sublime
If Goffman’s theory of actor and audience can be applied literally, then as an audience member, the best thing I can do when experiencing art is to help the artist feel seen.
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My life in on-screen flashbacks
Cutting Room Floor
True Indian representation in mainstream Western media is unfortunately minimal. I’d never seen someone like me, let alone my parents, depicted on TV.
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Death of a columnist
Worm memories
Like many of you, I’m still trying to figure out how to maintain a record of myself in a world where I can’t be seen or heard.
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Summer rereading list
Worm memories
They say nobody likes “The Catcher in the Rye” the second time around, much like an actual carousel.
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Goblins and me
Worm memories
Some years ago, I tried out that Google Arts & Culture app that matches your selfie to a famous portrait, and my result was a painting of a goblin.
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The female artist: A figure of perseverance, strength
Growing up in early-2000s Texas, I didn’t typically resonate with the music that surrounded me.
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Come taste the bands: My musical evolution
Music became a way for me to sort out my emotions and my identity — and what better way than to wax poetic with classic rock?
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